SYMBIOSIS NATIONAL APTITUDE TEST (SNAP 2012) EXAM ANALYSIS

The big surprise in SNAP this year was that the authorities did not allow the students to take home the question paper. This move will only allow for greater amount of uncertainty while applying to colleges, and will definitely benefit the lower ranked Symbiosis colleges in attracting a larger number of applications.

Other than this, SNAP did not throw many surprises this year. The number of questions and sections remained the same as last year. One thing that did change is the logical reasoning section, where absence of Critical Reasoning questions would have come as a welcome relief. This section was mostly made of Mathematical and Logical Reasoning.

The number of attempts should have been for 130 marks or more if your average accuracy in Mocks (total correct / total attempts) tops 85%+. It was at your discretion to choose which section to attempt first. However, you should have started with Logical Reasoning, given that all the questions in this section carried 2 marks each. Then, you could have attempted any of the sections depending upon your strengths. Although, colleges are not likely to take sectional cut-offs, a student with a zero or a negative score in a section is likely to get eliminated.

The overall break-up, with detailed sectional analysis, is given below:

Overview

Total time = 120 minutes. Negative marking = 25% of the maximum marks of the question.

Section

No. Of Questions

No. Of Questions

Total no. of Questions

Total Marks

Mark – 1 each

Marks – 2 each

General English

40

0

40

40

Quantitative & Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

40

0

40

40

General Awareness

40

0

40

40

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

0

30

30

60

Total

120

30

150

180

Section

Suggested Time

Possible Attempts

Possible Scores

Mark – 1 each

Marks – 2 each

General English

25 minutes

27-30

–

22-25

Quantitative & DI & DS

35 minutes

32-34

–

30-31

General Awareness

15 minutes

12-15

–

8-10

Analytical & Logical Reasoning

45 minutes

–

21-25

40-45

Total

120 minutes

105-115

Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency

Topic

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

TSD

4

Easy

Number System

1

Easy

Work –Time

1

Easy

Profit & Loss

5

Moderate

P&C, Probability, Set Theory

3

Moderate

Percentages

1

Easy

Algebra

10

Easy-Moderate

Statistics ( Variance )

1

Tough

Caselet (DI)

6

Easy- Moderate

Geometry, Mensuration and Coordinate Geometry

3

Easy-Moderate

Partnership

1

Easy

Ratio

4

Easy

Total

40

The Quantitative Ability questions were of easy to moderate difficulty level. Most of them were direct. Logical Reasoning & Analytical Reasoning

All the best!Team CL
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Sir,
My 10th and 12th percentages are 81.71% and 79.68% resp. and B.E. is 68%. Considering my previous academics, if I get a good percentile in snap required for sibm Pune, will I not get a call because of my avg academic scores?

Hello Sir,
I was seeking help, as i wanted to know how much score is required in SNAP to get a call from SCIT with a background of :
10th : 64%
12th : 57%
Graduation : Bsc IT – 62 %
Work Exp : 38 months

Dear Sir,
I have got a GE/PI call from SIIB for MBA-IB, i did not apply for SIBM-Bangalore form and i missed SCMHRD by a marginal 0.6 percentile difference.
SNAP percentile — 95.9
XII — 86%
X — 79%
B.E. (Computer Sc.) — 70.03%
Work Ex — 2.5 years in IT MNC.
Please guide me whether it is advisable for me to join SIIB MBA – IB this year, as i do not have any other calls in this year.
Appreciate your prompt response.
Thanks & Regards,
Vedant Sharma

SNAP percentile — 95.902
SNAP score as per CL Score Calc — 102
Please tell me my chances of getting shortlisted from SIBM – P, SCMHRD and SIIB, as i have applied only to these colleges.
Also, request you to please suggest me with, what and how to prepare for GE/PI for the above mentioned colleges, if i stand a chance for being shortlisted.
I have a work ex of 2.5 years as a Soft Engg..
Thanks

Vedant, you have a chance of getting a call from SCMHRD and SIIB, SIBM Pune looks difficult but we would know on 17th Jan.
To start your interview preparation please go thru my blogpost on interviews at http://careerlauncher.com/gpspeaks/?p=1120 If you are a CL student please contact your center for PDP schedule and the PDP IMF, go thru the PS1,PS2 & IC sessions available in your SIS and also answer the questions given in the IMF. Then go thru Mock GD/CS/Interviews at the center.
If you are not a CL student then start working as given in my blogpost mentioned above and enroll for PDP only after getting a call.

Sir, I am expecting a score of 65-70 & I belong to SC category.
I have applied for SIBM-P and SCMHRD. Can I xpect a call from these 2? and I have one more question. Is SIOM a considerable option considering placement and other issues.??

Sir,
I’m expecting a score between 75-85. Have 14 months work experience after graduation in Info Edge India Ltd. (naukri.com). Do I have any chances of getting a call from the top 4, SIBM- Pune, SCMHRD, SIIB, SIBM- B’lore???

sir, i am expecting a score of 80-85 in snap suggest me some snap colgs..n i also got composite score of 786 in mat n percentile of 99.7 kindly suggest me some top mat colgs(in terms of placements)..thanks in advance

Shivangi, At a score of 80-85 SIBM Pune and SCMHRD are ruled out. SIIB and SIBM Blr are also difficult. Calls from the remaining Symbiosis institutes are possible. Please give your background (acads, work ex) and location preference for me to suggest institutes thru MAT.

Ram, All SNAP institutes have a 40% weight for SNAP score, 20% each of Group Exercise and Interview and the remaining 20% is at the discretion of the institute so profile will matter in the interview and in the 20% for the institute specific attributes. However with a SNAP score of 115, 30 months work experience and good academic track record you should not have a problem making it to the final list of SIBM Pune.

Hello Sir,
I am getting a score of 48 and i belong to the ST Category . As you are saying that i will get calls from all symbiosis institutes . But at this low score score do i have a chance to convert the GD/PI ?? I mean will the low score at SNAP be a problem for me ??

sir..
according to the test site given by you, roughly i scored 70..
Answers to many of the questions were not in memory hence dint marked them in the test-score sheet..roughly they should be correct..
what are the chances of bagging a call from SIBM-bang. And SCMHRD?

Shubham, most of these have been uploaded and the balance we be uploaded shortly. Please share your performance in the other papers also – CMAT, IRMA, SNAP and NMAT, so that I can advise you based on data.

I scored a 107.25 according to this test except the excluded questions. So I am expecting a score in the range of 100-105 to say the worst. According to your answers above, SIBM, Pune should (still) be an outside chance as it would not be prudent expecting before the real cutoffs are out. If I am to prepare for SCMHRD-what should my PoA be for the coming month? What should I be doing in the days that are left?

Ameya, with 105 in SNAP you will get calls from SIBM Pune and SCMHRD, start preparing for the personality assessment process. Your achievements will be helpful in ensuring a good interview. They will however need to be appropriately plugged in the interview. Do attend the PDP intro webinar on 26th Dec. Register at http://www.careerlauncher.com/classapart/

Hello Sir….. Sir I got 99 marks in Snap acc. to CL key. I have applied for SIBM-P, SCMHRD , SIIB . I had attended yours all webinar this year which have helped me lot in my preparation.Sir there are lot of saying regarding SNAP that this year paper was easy so cut off is around 110 for SIBM-P and 105 for SCMHRD. I am very Scared. Sir plz clear the doubt. Thank you GP sir !!

Sir,m a Mechanical engineer with 14 months of experience in Manufacturing.M expecting a score of atleast 87 and chances are that it can go 90+.I have applied to SIOM,SIBM-B,SIIB.Can I expect atleast one call? N considering my field,should I apply to SCIT too??.I know SIBM-P is gone for me…..

Sir I am getting a score of 92. I have applied to SIBM-P, SCMHRD, SIBM-B, SIIB. What are my chances? Should I apply to any more SNAP colleges? Please help..
10th:78.6%
12th: 73.2%
BTECH: 84.82%(Computer Science)

hello sir,
thanks for this analysis
according to cl key i am getting a score of 102.
can i expect a call from sibm-p. i have also applied for siib.
kindly help me out in filling out the forms of symbiosis college. cud u pls tell me which other colleges are worth applying to
i am an engineering graduate with 70%marks.
Xth-64.46% XIIth-73.00%

Hello Sir,
I’m getting a score of 98 (excluding the 8 marks that are not yet solved in the CL key) which would fetch me atleast another 4 marks making my score go to 102. Thus, expecting calls from both SIBM-P and SCMHRD.

Do both of these colleges consider profile also while calling for GD/PI or for the final selection? Please enlighten.

Hello sir,
Checked carrer launcher score website for analysis of SNAP 2012.
As my memory 95% i have given which was right and wrong correctly here in analysis score, i got,
English- 24
GK – 9
DI – 29
LR -23,
so sir i am a general category belonging student,first time snap exam.
Can i expect a call from SIBM-BANGALORE?
please also tell guide me which other symbiosis is good for a mechanical engg wishing to do mba??
Please reply this query sir, i plead you.

Bharat, with 85/173 you have an outside chance of a call from SIIB and SIBM Bangalore. The other institutes that you can consider and from which you will most probably get calls are SIOM Nasik and SCIT.

Sir,
I checked my score and it came out to be 98.5. But this is without a few questions (like fij-1,2 and va-1,2,3,4) that weren’t uploaded. I have attempted those as well. Am I likely to get a call from SIBM-P?

Gourav, last year the SIBM cut off for SC category was 56 this year it is likely to go up by 4-5 marks, hence yours is a borderline case however you should be able to get calls from all other Symbiosis institutes.

authorities did not allow the students to take home the question paper will definitely benefit the lower ranked Symbiosis colleges in attracting a larger number of applications very well said Sir
I guess this is the 2nd exam this year after MHCET conducted in march ’12 vich didnt allowed the qn paper 2b taken.
Sir,the paper was easy cmp 2 prev yr’s,any outside chances for sibm,pune with a score of 100

sir, there is a question which says that a lady sold two purses each at 600/-..on one she made 20%loss and other 25%profit….whats the overall profit loss percentage….i know the method of solving but the answer i got dint match the options…options were 100,80,50 loss or profit like that..i am gettin aroung 75??

Siram, the CP of the two purses is Rs 750 and Rs 480 or a total of Rs 1230. Since the SP is Rs 1200 it will result in a loss of Rs 30.
However you can check the questions and answers at http://www.careerlauncher.com/examcorner/

Sir I want to know what should we write in the fms acknowledgement form. We have to write our career goals and how will an mba from fms help in that.. Plz help sir i am in a fix…i m a commerce graduate and have done ca inter.

sir … what do u think can be the cutoff for kashmiri migrant quota ?? as of now , my score is in the range of 90-95 ???
any chance of geting call from SIBM-P or SCMHRD or SIIB ???
nhi to 1550+3000 = 4550 rs = WASTE

Tiger, last year the cutoff for Kashmiri migrant quota was 74.75 for SIBM Pune, so maybe Rs 4550 is not a waste. You should get a call from SCMHRD also. Check out your SNAP score at http://www.careerlauncher.com/examcorner/

Sir,i did 100 question with 70% accuracy (less because of GK and eng).
can i apply for SCIT, is it good college for MBA-IT…?
expected cutoff of this colg.?
I’m CS final year student with 84% in 10 nd 12th (UP board).
and 67% in my btech.

Sir, I have attempted around 57 one mark qns(QA,VA and GA) and 28 LR qns… My GA is very low and attended only 7 and only one is wrong in it… What colleges can I realistically expect to get a call from?

Hi GPsir,
There is one more exam left for me for this season “tiss”.Please guide me on preparation(area to concentrate,especially social awarness section) and also please tell some thing about the paper(not able to find any previous year papers in the net).Kindly help.thank you.

Kumar, we will be holding a session on TISS this week. While a change in pattern has been announced for the paper this year but the questions are likely to be similar to what has appeared earlier. It is like an easier SNAP.

Sir,
There was a question on partnership which went like “A,B and C” are three partners in a business, A invests 20000/- .Out of a total profit of 2000 if A gets 1000 and B gets 600 how much does C get?” .Can you please explain how to go about solving a question like this? Also I would like to add that few of the questions in LR were twisted in the similar way like the above question..for eg a question based on the seating order of 8 sportsmen on a round table.

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GP describes his academic performance early in life as pathetic. With scores of 61% in Xth and 65% in XIIth, he was always at the bottom of the class. For students, he is an aptitude guru who simplifies fundamentals, problem solving, and test taking strategy. GP loves driving & has been part of Raid-de- Himalayas off road adventure. An IIM B alumnus, GP is one of the core founders of CL.